(2023-11-18). Correspondence] Aid to the Central African Republic falls while death rates rise. thelancet.com Which country in the world has the deadliest environment for its inhabitants? According to a published study,1 this unenviable record might be held by the Central African Republic, where 5 million people, largely rurally based and very young, have had decades of poverty and insecurity. The latest cycle of armed conflict in the Central African Republic began in 2013 and has seen an upsurge following the 2020 election. One in four people in the Central African Republic are displaced and half of the population live in areas outside government control.
(2023-11-17). Iran FM warns of war escalation in 'frank' talks with French counterpart. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says he warned in a meeting with his French counterpart that if the situation in Gaza continues, any possibility is possible, including further expansion of the war.
(2023-11-17). Spain's Sánchez re-elected prime minister amid mass strikes, protests over Gaza. wsws.org Sánchez faces rising opposition from both left and right—from workers and youth protesting the Gaza genocide and Sánchez's anti-worker policies, and from fascistic, anti-Catalan groups calling for a coup.
(2023-11-17). Egypt says ready to receive newborns from Gaza's largest hospital. independent.co.ug 
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday instructed the country's medical sector to receive Palestinian newborns from the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip that suspended its operation on Nov. 11 after it ran out of fuel. To implement the directives of the Egyptian president, Khaled Abdel …
(2023-11-18). Le Due Guerre dell'occidente | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca Siamo coinvolti in due guerre, in Europa e Medioriente, che hanno conseguenze sempre più gravi sulle nostre condizioni di vita e sulla nostra sicurezza. | Sul fronte europeo è stato compiuto, nel settembre 2022, quello che il Wall Street Journal definisce …
(2023-11-18). The Issue Is Not Racism But The Pan European White Supremacist Colonial/Capitalist Patriarchy! popularresistance.org The modern concept of race and what became known as racism can only be understood within the context of the European colonial project at the center of the larger project called modernity. | When the people who eventually became known as Europeans spilled out of "Europe" into what became the "Americas," their encounter with the Indigenous peoples of this region was already informed by a racialized consciousness, as the great Black revolutionary theorist Cedric Robinson helped us to understand. | Informed by this consciousness that combined the tendency toward dehumanization based on race and a crude, strange, viol…
(2023-11-18). Tribunal Against The Blockade Of Cuba In Brussels. popularresistance.org Today and tomorrow, an international tribunal is being held in the Belgian capital to denounce the damages suffered by the Cuban people as a result of the U.S. blockade that the island has been experiencing for more than six decades. | This tribunal was convened last July 18 at the parallel summit of the peoples that took place in Brussels and from the very first moment it was a call to debate in the European Parliament, in a political and legal way, the effect of the blockade and the denunciation of its extraterritoriality. The violation of the sovereignty not only of the Cuban people, but also of the European p…
(2023-11-18). Nov 18, 2023. sitrepworld.info 
‚ô´ Hauser — Air on the G String (J. S. Bach) Are we in a countdown to all-out nuclear war? by Gilbert Doctorow Europe Is Burning, by Joel Kotkin Why Ridiculous Official Propaganda Still Works, by CJ Hopkins SC Edit'l: U.S.-China Reset? Biden Offers Hand of Friendship to Xi While Holding Enmity in the Other Xi Outmaneuvers Biden in San Francisco, by Pepe Escobar Speech: Galvanizing Our Peoples into a Strong Force For China-U.S. Friendship, by Xi Jinping Russian Hard Power & Chinese Soft Power Can't Trump the Fairy Tales of NATO & Israel, by Declan Hayes The empire sails into a hurricane of…
(2023-11-17). Provocations By US State Department Chill Press Freedom In Latin America. popularresistance.org The headline is provocative: "The Kremlin's Efforts to Covertly Spread Disinformation in Latin America." This was a statement on the US State Department website, posted on November 7, 2023. The United States government accused two companies—Social Design Agency and Structura National Technologies—of being the main agents of what it alleged is Russian-backed disinformation. The statement named the heads of both of the firms, Ilya Gambashidze of Social Design Agency and Nikolay Tupkin of Structura. On July 28, 2023, the European Union sanctioned several Russian individuals and firms, including SDA and S…
(2023-11-17). Judgment against the blockade of Cuba opens a new stage (+Photos). plenglish.com 
Brussels, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The ruling against the U.S. blockade of Cuba issued in the European Parliament by an international court opens a new stage of struggle against that policy, Cuban leader Fernando Gonzalez affirmed today.
(2023-11-17). International tribunal finds US blockade of Cuba in violation of international law. peoplesdispatch.org The International Tribunal Against the Blockade of Cuba took place in the Belgian capital on November 16 and 17 and heard from dozens of witnesses from European and Cuban civil society…
(2023-11-17). German Constitutional Court rules climate change fund is unconstitutional—A signal for further social cuts. wsws.org Germany's Federal Constitutional Court's ruling on the federal government's Climate Change Fund is not a legal, but a political decision. It reduces the previously agreed budget by ‚Ǩ60 billion in one fell swoop and is a signal for further social spending cuts.
(2023-11-17). Hellas in the Mediterranean World. counterpunch.org 
Shepherd's stone house and enclosure for sheep / goats, about 4,000 years old. Mt. Ainos, Cephalonia, Greece. Photo: Evaggelos Vallianatos Mainland Greece was never sufficient for all its inhabitants. About 80 percent of the land is dominated by mountains. Even the gods chose Mt. Olympos in Thessaly for their home. Thessaly is unusual because it
(2023-11-17). Netherlands' Land Grab: A new documentary records the Dutch farmers' struggle against a regime that is attempting to seize their land. expose-news.com
(2023-11-18). ICC confirms Vincent Otti dead, withdraws arrest warrant. independent.co.ug 
The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Judges at the Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court — ICC in The Hague have withdrawn the arrest warrant against Vincent Otti, the Second-in-Command of the Lord's Resistance Army — LRA rebels, who is now assumed dead. The Chamber found that the only reasonable conclusion is …
(2023-11-17). Norway parliament adopts resolution to recognize Palestinian state. presstv.ir The proposal was made by the ruling coalition to counter a resolution by smaller parties calling for an immediate recognition of a Palestinian state.
(2023-11-17). The Limits of Fragmentation. The West Should Beware of Excessive Expectations. Russia and the War in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-11-18). Russia says it inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces in Dnipro battle. presstv.ir Russia's defense ministry says Ukrainian forces have been inflicted heavy losses in Dnipro battle.
(2023-11-17). US To Sanction Shippers of Russian Oil Over Price Cap Violations. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the US Treasury Department imposed a set of new sanctions on ships and companies accused of using American service providers to ship Russian crude oil above the $60 price cap. The cap, imposed by the US and the Group of Seven (G7) nations in late 2022, was meant to deprive the Kremlin of funds …
(2023-11-17). China, Russia Agree to Build Pipeline Section in Far East. infobrics.org Russian energy firm Gazprom signed an agreement with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and PipeChina on the design and construction of a pipeline section in the Far East, which will be used to deliver Russian gas to China…
(2023-11-17). BRICS: A Bloc Without a Vision or a Force for Change?>. infobrics.org The term BRIC was coined by British economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 to describe four emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. He did not envision them as a political bloc that would challenge the West's dominance. He was only interested in their investment potential…
(2023-11-17). Neo-Nazi junta draft commissions now after pregnant women. infobrics.org Those who are loyal to the Kiev regime are exempt from conscription, as well as those who can afford to pay hefty bribes to military medical commissions (MMCs). Thus, sons of numerous corrupt oligarchs get the chance to live their lavish lifestyles abroad (all at the expense of the Ukrainian people), while pregnant women are sent to war. What's more, recently released combat footage shows some have already been captured by the Russian military.
(2023-11-17). Russia loads nuclear-capable ICBM into launch silo: Ministry. presstv.ir Back in 2019, Moscow installed its first Avangard-equipped missile at the same Orenburg facility.
(2023-11-17). Russia says it inflicted heavy losses on Ukrainian forces in Dnipro battle. presstv.ir Russia's defense ministry says Ukrainian forces have been inflicted heavy losses in Dnipro battle.
(2023-11-17). Headlines for November 17, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Lays Siege to Gaza's Hospitals, Strikes Jabaliya Refugee Camp Amid Telecoms Blackout, Israeli Drone Strike Kills 3 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, U.S. CENTCOM Commander Meets Top Israeli Officials Amid Mounting Regional Violence, Protesters Shut Down Boston and San Francisco Bridges Demanding End to U.S. Support for War on Gaza, Vermont Rep. Becca Balint Becomes First Jewish Congressmember to Call for Ceasefire, L.A. Times Calls for Gaza Ceasefire to End Israel's "Indiscriminate Killing of Palestinian Civilians", Russian Artist Gets 7 Years in Prison for Replacing Grocery Price…
(2023-11-18). Some Neo-Cons Slowly Coming to Grips With REality in Ukraine. sonar21.com 
This week's "No Shit Analysis" award goes to Eugene B. Rumer for his Wall Street Journal op-ed,
(2023-11-17). US Blows Off The Whole World To Punish Cuba. popularresistance.org On November 2, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution calling on the US to lift the trade embargo against Cuba that President John Kennedy imposed in 1962. The US and Israel were the only two nations to vote no, with Ukraine abstaining. Total dependence creates total compliance. | The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control records complex specifics of sanctions on Cuba. There are so many that they amount to a virtual blockade. | "You talk about sanctions," says Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández, "you think 'OK, maybe the United States has one, two, or three sanctions on Cuba,' bu…
(2023-11-17). 'Ukraine violated the Ottawa Treaty': UN has new evidence that Kiev regime uses banned mines. infobrics.org 11 children in Donetsk treaded on Ukrainian mines from February 2022 to September 2023.
(2023-11-18). Russo-Ukrainian War: The Reckoning. mronline.org Ukraine at the limits.
(2023-11-17). Friday 11/17: Continuing Silent Vigils for Ceasefire & Peace Negotiations in Ukraine & Gaza. indybay.org Corner of El Camino Real & Embarcadero Rd | Palo Alto, CA…